Authorities found the body of a South Carolina man who went missing late Saturday from Thurmond Lake.

Danny Wilson Byers, 44, of Warrenville, was found just after noon off shore at Lake Springs beach area, according to Columbia County Deputy Coroner Harriett Garrison.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division was called to the Silver Lakes area at about 11 p.m. Saturday after three people said they were bow fishing with Byers in the area when the boat began taking on water, according to DNR Capt. Mark Padgett.

A Columbia County sheriff’s deputy was arrested late Monday and terminated after being caught driving under the influence.

Deputy Christopher Cody Connor, 28, of Martinez, was fired Tuesday morning after being charged with driving under the influence, speeding, failure to maintain lane and expired registration, according to information provided by sheriff’s Capt. Steve Morris.

A Hephzibah woman was arrested late Sunday after she left children in a van.

Meachell Benjamin Woodard, 57, of New Karleen Road, was charged with three counts of child cruelty due to negligence.

A man called authorities to the Dollar General on West Milledgeville Road in Harlem at 6:35 p.m. The man said he arrived at about 5:50 p.m. and found three children sitting in a minivan that wasn’t running and the windows were up, according to a Harlem Police Department incident report.